Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for professional development

Clinical supervision and feedback

Job summary

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is looking for a Band 4 Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner. This part-time role involves working alongside Occupational Therapists to support children and young people with their therapeutic aims. You will provide care in various settings, including nurseries and homes, while managing your caseload and contributing to intervention records. Essential are strong communication, organization, and time management skills. The role offers opportunities for professional development and feedback from clinicians.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Children's Therapy assistant supporting children with physical and developmental needs.
• Ability to support typical caseloads of children effectively.
• Very good communication, organization, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Registered OT’s with assessments and reviewing goals.
• Work with parents, school staff, and other professionals.
• Deliver care plans devised by registered OT’s.
• Contribute to recording interventions using an electronic system.
• Travel within the Cambridgeshire area for meetings and training.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organization skills

Time management skills

Education

Experience as Children's Therapy assistant

Job description

Are you interested in making a difference for Children and Young people (C&YP) through supporting their therapeutic aims?

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Children's Occupational Therapy Service in Cambridshire as a Band 4 Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner. This is a permanent part-time post, working alongside Occupational Therapists (OT’s) at our base at The Peacock Centre, Cambridge, and in a variety of settings including local nurseries, schools and the child's home environment supporting (C&YP) individually and in groups to achieve their OT goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support highly skilled Registered OT’s with assessments and reviewing the goals of the children and young people who are referred to the service.
• Work alongside the child/young person's parents/carers, school staff and other professionals such as Physiotherapists and Speech and language Therapists to ensure the best possible outcome and level of care is provided.
• Work independently to deliver care plans devised by the registered OT’s and be clinically responsible for a caseload delegated to you.
• Contribute to the recording of interventions undertaken using an electronic record keeping system (System one).
• Travel within the Cambridgeshire area to attend service meetings and training opportunities.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have experience working as a Children's Therapy assistant and be able to support typical caseloads of children with physical and developmental needs. Very good communication, organisation and time management skills are required to support provision of effective interventions.

Benefits

You will be provided with opportunity to develop your skills and use your creativity to provide Occupational Therapy interventions in line with our service Core offer. You will be provided with a clinical supervisor to support your development and given opportunities for regular feedback with clinicians.

Other Information

Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered.

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 30 April 2026.

Contact

Name: Amandine Boyeau
Job title: Specialist OT Children's OT Service
Email address: [e-mail]

Name: Liz Thrower
OT South Team Lead, Children's OT Service
Email address: [e-mail]